Consultant in Oral Surgery - Interest in Surgical Orthodontics

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The closing date is 17 February 2026

Consultant in Oral Surgery Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) & Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) This is a GDC-regulated Consultant in Oral Surgery post, based primarily at NLaG sites There will also be scheduled programmed activity at HUTH, contributing to the wider Humber Oral Surgery network The role is wholly under GDC governance, and includes no OMFS oncall, acute, trauma or emergency responsibilities

The department consists of the specialties of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics and Restorative Dentistry, supported by a Maxillofacial Laboratory. This new post is as a consequence of the proposed continual development of the Maxilloffacial Service across the Trust.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

For further details regarding this vacancy, please see attached full job description and personal specification.

• ALL sections of application form FULLY completed

• oFull Registration with the GDC
• oGDC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months)
• oMember of British Association of Oral Surgeons ( in good standing)

• Sufficient experience to practise independently at consultant level in Oral Surgery
• Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on the range of Oral Surgery conditions
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
• Ability to lead and manage clinical teams
• oPrevious senior roles in training Dental Core Trainees e.g TPD role
• oPrevious leadership roles within an NHS organisation

• oShows desire and capability to develop oral surgery standards and pathways
• oBe able to work on own initiative
• oWorks well within a team
• oDemonstrates understanding of confidentiality
• oParticipate in standard setting and research projects
• oEvidence showing clinical and professional development
• oTo be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
• oAbility to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
• oFacilitate learning of others.
• oExperience with liaising and working with Clinical Networks

• High level of interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
• Flexible and reliable

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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